The Tacoma Times from Tacoma, Washington • Page 1

PHONE STRIKE TONIGHT SEEMS CERTAIN One Cent Worth Ten U. S. IN BATTLE LINE IGNORE GIRLS' UNION A general strike of emplojes of the Pacific Telephone Telegraph In Tacoma be called at Haturday. The strike call became certain at noon Saturday when the manager of all Pacific coast telephones companies told the unions' committees at San Francisco that he would refuse to recognize or negotiate with the organized telephone girls. In Tacoma the strike will mean a walkout of nearly every telephone operator, and all the workers.

Tle-l'p to Be Complete. The strike was held up last Saturday by the unionized eelephone employes after the U. S. government had made a plea that cessation of telephoen service would Injure the Liberty bond sale. The telephone management was given until Saturday noon to recognize the girls' union or to face a strike, and the answer of Manager Fullerton makes certain a general strike of all operators.

Not only will Tacoma telephones be tied up, but long-distance service along the Pacific coast and local service in practically every other city will cease. Break In Substitutes. It has been repeatedly hinted that the Telephone company has been gradually "breaking ln" women to replace the union operators when a strike is called. Only a few operators and supervisors have refused to join the union. That the telephone corporation will attempt to continue to give service in spite of the strike, undoubtedly by the use 6t non-union operators, was announced In a statement Saturday at San Francisco by Fullerton, who said that "if, as now seems probable, a strike is called, the company will make every effort to restrict it and ln the areas affected to render service as nearly normal as possible." Inefficiency.

"We have already made or offered various substantial increases in the pay of the operators and men concerned amounting to over $2,500,000, and the company is willing to negotiate an agreement with the men providing for substantial increases In pay," said Fullerton. "But it is not willing to concede the demands for a closed shop, and, on account of the bad effect upon the service and the unusual requirement of telephone operating, it la not willing to negotiate an agreement with a union among the operators. "The falling off in the quality of service to the public in cities where an attempt to organize has been made has been very marked." Would Mediate It -llrd Prtis I Ulrr.l WASHINGTON, D. Oct. 27.

labor department deilres to avert a telephone strike on the Pacific censt, with Its inevitable damage to war work. Mediation will be attempted by the department's agents on the scene if either side requests It. CITY BUYING SECONDBATCH Because the purchase of Liberty bonds among city employes is greater than had been anticipated the city council Saturday authorized the purchase of an $5,000 worth, to be sold on stallments to city workers. The first $5,000 worth purchased this week was snapped up In a single day, and by Friday It bad been oversubscribed $3,000. Tbe city is vuying bonds with light and power reserve funds, And taking the Installments out of employes' wages.

HOOVER MS TAMA'S HELP Written Especially for Tlie Times BY HERBERT HOOVER I niliil Slates Administrator. I wish I could talk personally to every home in Tacoma about Food Pledge Week, beginning tomorrow. IT IS SUCH A VITAL THING, and such a simple thing. It means so much to our success in the war, and it asks so little of the individual. It means, briefly, that if our homes will follow the course laid down in the pledge cards and will make the few simple changes asked in our eating habits, our allies will lie fed and their hearts kept high for victory.

It means thai if our homes do not do this, our allies 7AII go hungry and be tempted lo While this service is a major service from our women, we are not asking them alone to bear the burden of conservation. We are asking that the men support it and that every hotel, restaurant and factory practice it. That ounce of meat, that slice of bread, that third of an ounce of fat, that ounce of sugar we ask each to conserve each day, will weigh heavily in the scales against the kaiser. Please think of that when you go into your kitchen to prepare your meals. It looks small; it seems trifling, I know.

But so does the acorn. Yet in a basket of acorns is a mighty forest. So, also, IN OUR OUNCES OF SAVINGS IS THE GERM OF AN ALLIED VICTORY. We do not ask you to eat less, merely to eat differently. We do not ask that you cut down quantities, merely that you substitute different varieties.

WHEAT, MEAT, FATS AND SUGAR ARE THE MOST EFFI- "ALL OBJECTIVES WON" IN LOAN HERE "I want to give this to the soldiers for Christmas." Angelo J. Manoueos, 1736 So. Is only a lltle Italian boy, but he trudged proudly into the National Bank of Tacoma today and deposited his savings of half a year. And proudly he carried away with him a $50 Liberty bond. The money he had saved for Christmas.

He used lt to fight for Uncle Sam. Over Quota. Angelo'a spirit was which was back of hundreds of QUIT WASHING THE STREETS All-night traffil on Tacoma's downtown streets lias become so congested that the city has been forced to discontinue its Saturday night washing of the pavements. Heretofore the entire force of street cleaners have worked Saturday nights to get the pavements slick and span for Sunday. But last night the traffic continued to be congested until daybreak, and the cleaning couldn't be done conveniently.

Hereafter the Sunday of downtown streets will be done on Friday nights. Invite Mftyor Mayor Fawcett accepted a Thanksgiving dinner invitation Friday from company 361 st infantry, Camp Lewlt. This company, which Is composed entirely of men from Tacoma and Pierce county, extended the dinner Invitation thru its captain, F. A. Eble.

The Tacoma Times 25c A MONTH. lACOMA. WASHINGTON, Tacomans Saturday when they flooded Tacoma's banks and drove Tacoma subscriptions well above the goal set for driving the wedge into the enemy's lines. At the close of bosineas Friday the total was After a rushing business Saturday morning, the hanks estimated at noon that the total had gone above above tlie quota. But Tacoma wasn't willing to stop there.

This city took upon itself the task of rounding out the quota for the district, which was still nearly $2,000,000 short. The total for the district Saturday noon was about $5,500,000, with a goal of more than $7,000,000 to reach. Banks Open. Chairman Ralph Stacy predicted Saturday that the full quota would be subscribed if Tacoma jumped In at the finish in a final smashing blow. All Tacoma banks will be open Saturday night as long as there are Liberty loan subscriptions to receive.

You Simply Can't Stop That Paper From Getting the Stuff Eventually PLAYING THE GAME AT CAMP LEWIS. "Halt!" Who goes there?" "An officer." (Officer starts about his business.) "Halt." "Why don't you finish it?" said the officer. what to do," said the sentry. know what to do. I soy 'Halt' three times and then I Talk o' the Times of Oct.

17. THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TAOOMA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1917. SWEDISH VESSEL SHIELDS BOAT Preaa l.maril WIN.) SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Swedish sailing vessel in the Mediterranean acted as a shield for a German submarine waiting to attack an American steamer, according to a letter received here today from one of the steamer's engineers.

MAFIA BLAMED FOR PORTLAND MURDER (I iilie.l Preaa l.cnunl v. ire. i PORTLAND, Oct. Police today blamed the Sicilian Mafia murder of Sunseri, who was shot at his home last night. Rosario Gattuccio was arrested for the crime.

BRITISH PLANES BOMB AERODROME (United Preaa l.eaaed Wire.) LONDON, Oct. 27. aerodrome and Thourout railway Junction were both bombed yesterday by British naval planes, the admiralty announced today. 30 DIE IN AIR RAID (United Preaa Leaaed Wire.) PARIS, Oct. 27.

civilians were killed In a German air raid on Dunkirk, lt was officially announced today. An officer was passing a sentry at Camp Lewis a few days ago. The sentry cried: "Halt!" Tbe officer halted and waited for the usual, and be recognized," or some similar command. None came. Walking toward the sentry he addressed him, asking him why he didn't inquire Into his business and let him continue.

"I halt three times, and then I fire," replied the sentry. The man had received Instructions to fire if the person stopped did not halt after the third call and evidently thought this was all; there was to the sentry's duties. He was speedily "put From Oct. 26 issue of the always-snoozy Saoese. CIBNT FOODS AND THE MOST EASILY SHIPPED.

NO ONE THE WORLD HAS THEM TO GIVE IWT AMERICA. THEY CAN HE SUPPLIED FROM NO PLACE HIT THE INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS OP OCR HOMES. Ami they MIST conic. This cannot be 100 strongly emphasized. 1 dt) Ml mean, of course, that we should waste foods other than these.

Every housewife in America has a personal reason for not doing thai. Elimination of waste in the honscholil anil Ihe use of A 1,1. fnml products will aitl the administration in its fight to bring down retail prices. THE ADMINISTRATION IS LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR CHEAPER FOODSTUFFS. Hut this tee only accomplished if we can reduce the volume of food consumed and wasted, as well as eliminate speculation and exorbitant profits.

Please do not understand me as accusing America's housewives of wasteful. The vast 70 jar cent of them could not live more closely to the margin of true economy than they do. That is splendid. It is among the remaining 30 per cent that the great waste is found. My plea, therefore, is that each of us talce this food conservation program seriously.

It is my profound hope that the women of America will hegin that serious consideration by signing the Food Pledge, (luring Food Fledge Week, and that they will then patriotically and faithfully live up to it. FOR IT IS XOT A MERE PHRASE, THAT OF "FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR." FOOD IS THE FIRST AND MOST VITAL OF OUR AMMUNITION. Talk 7 the Times Greetings, are you ready to take the food pledge? (We began this morning eating sliced wiMiout sugar. And, gosh, how we hate it.) Over a Rome dispatch telling hat the Italian chamber of deputes had defeated a vote of confllence in the premier, the always veil-informed Snooze last night 'tins this head, "Venlzeios Loses Confidence of Italian Chamber." They didn't mean him, ot iourse; meant Painleve or Hichaelis or' Lloyd George or Lanling or somebody. SotnelMMly appears to have taken all the Joy oat of the Joy cone suit.

SPREADING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE New hit al janlln derecho. Herzog, rolling a iVeaver, forzando el out de Burns in segunda. Herzog, safe on prtnera. Kauff, hit al right field. lerzog out al tratar de llegar a erceca.

Zlmmermann es out de iegiinda a hits; no (Cuba) La Prensa. lc A COPY. VOL. RIV. NO.

264. A food wholesaler says he ran import eggm from Mint and sell them at 10 rents a dozen. Mebby. But will he? "Milkmen in a pool!" says a N. Y.

newspaper headline. Dokgone em! are they filling cans, or just washing them? Berlin, says a cable, in eating bread made of sawdust. A fine food Much nutriment in tlie grain of the wood. SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW IN BUTTE It nllrd Preaa I m.r.l Wlrr.) BUTTE, Oct. holds Montana tight in her lev arms today.

Snow is falling thruout the state and at 10 o'clock had reached 7 Inches ln Butte. TURNS TABLES Announcing in his findings that Mrs. Inez St. Germain had not proved the allegations she mat.c against Alex St. Germain, in her suit for divorce.

Judge Easterday Saturday turned the tables on her by awarding the nlvoree to her husband. She charged St. Germain wltlt having refused to support her and her daughter by a former marriage, having been cruel to her, broken up the furniture ln fits of temper and threatened her life. The judge declared that she had been cruel to her husband, to such an extent that be was entitled to a divorce. STEAMSHIP LOST IN STORM, REPORT Vrrmn LrnmrA Wlrr.v ORLEANS, Oct.

to word reaching there day, the steamship uij.h,,.. lost in a storm Thursday. Eight lives are reported to have beta lost with the ship. Home Edition Tonight and Sun- day fair; colder, with killing frost in the morning. fWi SAMMIES TAKE OVER SECTOR; FIRE IST GUN (I I'i-cm Leaned Wire.) AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS, France, Oct.

27. troops are in the front line trenches and American artillery is behind them. Official announcement of this fact was made in the following statement from headquarters today: "In continuation of their training as a nucleus for the instruction of later contingents, some battalions of our first contingent, in association with veteran French battalions are in the first line trenches of ft quiet sector of the French front. "They are supported by some batteries of our lery in association with veteran French batteries. "The sector remains normal.

Our men have adapted themselves to actual trench conditions in a most latisf actor manner." Willi American Saiuni.es fighting ln the trenches, side by hlclh with French poilus, a red-heade 1 artillery capliiin and his husky gunners will share the fame of firing the first shell sent by an American battery ln the fight for demo-racy. The captain gave the gunner a gunner Jerked the lanyard and American first shot against German autocracy screa'ned toward a German battery. Jt was precisely at 6 o'clock. The morning was a misty one. Tho American infantry restlessly waiting during a certain day wliile the American gunners were at their part of the work.

March in Silence. They remained in their billets behind the lines until evening. Then they swung thru the rainswept muddy street of a tiny village, their shadowy forms disappearing down the road toward the trenches. Some attempted to sing "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching." It was just starting when others shouted: "Shut up! The bodies will hear you!" The silence for tbe rumbling of the rolling kitchen that kept pace with the soft shuffle of the feet of the marching detachment. Shell Case Saved.

The shell case of the first shot fired for America in the world's greatest war is en route to President Wilson today. Maj. Gen. Sibert ordered that it be preserved for him. Just five civilians newspaper the first American troops marching to the trenches.

Arrived In The first American troops arrived in France during the first week in four months after President Wilson's request for declaration of a state of war against Oermany had been approved by congrese. It is now a little less than three months since the "flrrt American contingent" began its Intensive training for the righting line. Military rules forbid speculation as to the various units now abroad, or as to their officers below general rank. Military prudence also libber of American soldiers who tates withholding the exact numbave been transported across the seas to wage America's fight "to make the world safe for democracy." Baker Happy (Halted Pram Wlrr.) WABHINQTQN D. Oct.

27. ot War Baker declined to add any further Information to Oen. Pershing's announcement of the presence of American troops In the tint line, trenches in France. Baker was manifestly a happy man, however, at 4he realization that the Americas army is now physically In the fight. TODAY'S Ct-KAMNt-f.

Clearings 418,8174.22 Balaaces $7,382.87 Transactions 1.467,8»5.39 750 MEN AT CAMP ISOLATED Seven hundred and fifty soldier. of the are under quarantine Saturday aa the result of the discovery of a single of spinal meningitis at Camp Lewis. Tho quarantine became effective yesterday morning and a hat. been thrown about the barracks of the men. Three companies are Involved it and K.

362 nd infantry, and the 4 Otli company, I until depot brigade. Quarantine will last two weeks. During that time tlie men of the companies will be kept absolutely apart from their follows. They will be taken for exercise under guaiu. "We are taking extreme precautions," said Division Surgeon Col.

P. C. Field Saturday, "not only to prevent an epidemic ot the dUease In camp, but also to protect the communities from which some of the men come. few of the probably will be dlocharged, and lt is to make lt impossible for them to carry the disease back to their hemes that wo have taken the quarantine measures, which will delay their return." Rumors of small-pox In camp were branded as false by Adj. Maj.

Manly this morning. LIGHT RATES PUT UP, TOO (Special to The Times) SEATTLE, Oct. by the city light department revealed today that the Puget Sound Traction, Light Power been permitted to boost power rates In Seattle by tbe state public service commission. The entire procedure has been kept quiet, lt was pointed out, so the tractton istomers would bo unaware of increases In their bills. Application was made by tho corporation for the rato increases, July 16, 191,7.

They went effect Aug. 14. No notice wap sent to the city, which Is tho company's chief competitor lo tho lighting field. SWEDISH BORN PLEDGE LOYALTY Lwufd Wlrkl SEATTLE, Oct. citizens of Seattle ore 9At posed to slackers who refeee loan their dollars to tho- ment for Liberty bonds.

This position was odtM-Wi their mats meeting last ajpbt, which they pledged their lives fortunes to America..